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I was thinking about this.. faith vs fear. Today I know I cant be in both at the same time. I know I have to believe in both in order for them to work in my life. For so many years I was driven by fear, coped in fear, lived in fear. It kept me stuck in quicksand, sinking. It made false appearances seem so real - it made me sink to my bottom. I felt like a scared little girl with no where to turn, I told myself I was not enough, I was not good. Today I know when my stinkin thinking come in, when I am anxious, jealous, self-righteous, defensive the root is a fear.
Faith! Faith for me is believing that things can be different for me, faith allows me to move thru - accepting end results without trying to figure out, force, or control the outcome. Faith is hope to me, faith is knowing my HP has my back if I am willing to let him gently place his hand on my shoulder to guide me. Having faith is saying the tightrope walker will make it across the rope, believing is being up there with him.
I can be in faith or fear, both cannot exist within me at the same time, it is up to me to let fear or faith manifest within me.
Thy will be done, not mine today!
Thanks for letting me share, Katsfree
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Kats
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you - Lewis B. Smedes
Great share Katsfree! I too was driven by fear for a long while and it was so exhausting.
A lovely Aunt of mine who was very practical and easy to talk to/with used to say, "If you are worrying, you are not praying." So - whenever I find myself worrying about things, her voice pops into my mind and will redirect me to prayer/faith.
She's since moved on and loved/lived with a raging alcoholic for 25+ years. It was painful to watch but she walked through her life like a champion in spite of her circumstances. She was a very spiritual woman and made her life seem OK!!
(((Hugs)))
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Practice the PAUSE...Pause before judging. Pause before assuming. Pause before accusing. Pause whenever you are about to react harshly and you will avoid doing and saying things you will later regret. ~~~~ Lori Deschene
